Waltham in the time of slavery

The Waltham Museum 25 Lexington Street, Waltham, MA

& Reading Frederick Douglass On Nov. 16 at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. The Waltham Museum presents a special event pairing the story of Waltham slave Fliex Cuff's fight for freedom in 1780 with statesman, author and abolitionist Frederick Douglass's impassioned 1872 speech to America. View details. Free event. RSVP by calling 781-893-9020 or emailing […]

Pollinator Festival

First Parish Church 50 Church St, Waltham, MA

POLLINATORS ARE AMAZING, COMPLEX CREATURES! WITHOUT THEM WE'D HAVE 74% LESS FOOD! KIDS' GAMES AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES INFORMATION: 781-240-9228 multicultural have fun learn about butterflies, bees, moths, fruit,water, birds Waltham Public Schools Mass. Butterfly Club 781-240-9228 Meadowscaping for Biodiversity MS4B (meadowmaking.org)

Free

Brandeis University Chorus and Brandeis Chamber Singers

Slosberg Music Center 415 South St, Waltham, MA

Registration is requested here. PROGRAM UniversityChorus, Robert Duff, conductor ElohimHashivenu Udite, lagrimosi Spirti d’Averno Music by Salamon Rossi Gloria, RV579 Music by Antonio Vivaldi Kristen Watson, soprano andKrista River, mezzo-soprano BrandeisChamber Singers. Robert Duff, conductor Come Back Like the Sea Music by Katerina Gimon   Evocation Music by Hye-Young Cho La Llorona Music byRicardo Soto Lahto […]

Free

Brandeis Wind Ensemble

Slosberg Music Center 415 South St, Waltham, MA

Registration is requested here. Doors open at 6:45 pm. The Brandeis Wind Ensemble will celebrate Gustav Holst's 150th birthday with a performance of his Moorside Suite. Written in 1928, six years before he died, the work is a mature culmination of his folk song influenced style. Alfred Reed's Fifth Suite for Band is a collection in […]

Free

Austen versus Poe at Gore Place

Gore Place 52 Gore Street

On Sunday, November 17 at 3 p.m., be in the crowd to witness the literary fight of the century! (The 19th century, that is.) Over the past few years, two colleagues in the English Department—Rebekah Mitsein, who teaches a course on Jane Austen at Boston College, and Paul Lewis, who teaches a course on Poe […]

$25

Senior Living Community Forum – Protective Services

Mass General Brigham Newton-Wellesley Hospital Senior Living Community Forum Hosted by Newton-Wellesley Hospital Learn how Protective Services helps keep elders safe from abuse and neglect in our community! In any community, there are seniors who suffer from abuse, financial exploitation or neglect, and there are also seniors who put themselves at risk. Seniors who are […]

Free

Community Outreach Meeting – Building on Waltham Watch Factory Parking Deck

Waltham Community and Cultural Center 510 Moody Street, Waltham, MA

Watch City Ventures will hold a community outreach meeting to discuss the potential of a new residential building to be located on the parking deck on the southern edge of the main Waltham Watch Factory locus. Meeting will be held at Waltham Community and Cultural Center, 510 Moody Street. Neighbors, abutters and interested members of […]

Free

Waltham Land Trust 25th Annual Meeting

First Parish Church 50 Church St, Waltham, MA

Every November, the Board of Directors of the Waltham Land Trust holds an open meeting for WLT members and the general public where various topics we think would be of interest are discussed. This year, we'll mark our 25th anniversary by welcoming Mike Barnett, professor of Science Education and Technology with Boston College currently working […]

Free

Rose Art Museum Artist On Artist: Helina Metaferia and Sheida Soleimani

Rose Art Museum 415 South Street, Waltham, MA, United States

Join us for an inspiring virtual conversation with artists Helina Metaferia and Sheida Soleimani, whose work is featured in the current exhibition Face to Face: Portraits of Self and Others. Together, Metaferia and Soleimani will explore the powerful connections in each artist's unique creative practices, as they merge photography, collage, and other media to uncover […]

Public Input Meeting: Moody Street Pedestrian Mall Study

City of Waltham Government Center 119 School Street, Waltham, MA

Waltham's Planning Department is holding a Public Input Meeting  to collect feedback from the public about a Feasibility Study conducted by Nitsch Engineering, Inc. Please join us for a Public Input Meeting on the Moody Street Pedestrian Mall Feasibility Study A presentation will made by NITSCH consultants who conducted the study after which comments from […]

Free

Celebrating Eating Local Food All Winter Long!

Waltham Public Library 735 Main St, Waltham, MA, United States

Kerry Kokkinogenis, Local Food Program Manager for Boston Local Food, will explore what eating local in the winter in New England means. Leave with a few recipes and ideas for your own table! Waltham Public Library | Lecture Hall Boston Local Food Program Register here!

Free

Community Day Center Open House

Community Day Center of Waltham 16 Felton Street, Waltham, MA

Join Pat Murphy to get a behind the scenes look at the Day Center, the Night Program and the folks that make it all happen. This is the place we make a difference in a life, one act of kindness at a time. Come tour our Day Shelter and Night Program facilities and learn about […]

Free